Comments on: Verizon Wireless (Casio) G’zOne Type-S Review

By: Carlos Mora García

Carlos Mora García — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:19:09 +0000

hi brothers tengo un g´zone verizon pero mi sobrinita me lo bloqueo y ahora estoy dejando el pellejo por conseguir algún programa para desbloquiarlo o algún codigo maestro para desbloquiarlo si alguien me puede ayudar escribanme al correo que he puesto acá ok aqui lo vuelvo a repetir sedeppadre@ult.edu.cu ó legolax@canariocio.com ese es e otro correo gracias por la ayuda y cuidense si bye

By: spinal

spinal — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:07:15 +0000

My phone has been to the bottom of pools and dropped countless times and has always worked fine. Then at dinner one night someone spilt a glass of water and it got my phone. Didnt think that little bit of water would effect anything since this phone has been through hell and back, but now whenever I go to use the camera it locks up and I have to pull the battery to shutdown and turn back on.

Gonna try and argue with verizon and get the new Boulder.

By: rodger

rodger — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:54:52 +0000

mine turns off sometimes when i take it out of my pocket

By: scott

scott — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:41:31 +0000

how do i unlock the phone?

By: Don

Don — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:03:47 +0000

If you want something rugged that won’t break when you drop it, get a rock. That is essentially what my GZ one is. The volume control that is on the outside of the phone will turn the ringer and vibration off. So when I put it in my pocket the phone will ring without my knowledge. When I went and bought a holster, it still turned the ringer off. I haven’t broken it yet, but when I pull it out of my pocket and find I’ve missed three calls because the ringer is off I’m often tempted to see what it would take to break the piece of junk. Possibly my worst purchase ever!

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:21:23 +0000

Replying to tug-boat dude, yeah the phone isn’t really insanely tough, but for average-day life, camping, etc. I think it’s great.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:20:34 +0000

Dropped my phone in the sink while it was on. Phone fell in the washer twice. Dropped it countless times—many times it bounced.

Phone’s still alive. It rocks.

Bulky, but great if you think you’re gonna bang it up a lot.

Flashlight’s come in handy numerous times too.

By: Captain Slappy

Captain Slappy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:19:50 +0000

I work on a tugboat that is always wet and rough. Salt, dust, fumes, heat, cold you name it. This phone is not as tough as everyone says it is. I had mine for 3 months when it craped out. The battery locking latch is easily broken causing the phone not to work until you purchase a new battery. The phone does not like salt water. It is tough but I need one a little tougher. Its a good phone for the weekend warrior or the klutz, but when comes to the worst conditions and tough occupations don’t waste your money. Phone took a dive down a flight of stairs and the battery came off breaking the locking pin. (Bought a new battery $35). 2 weeks later it vibrated of a counter in the engine room falling 3 and half feet, (another broken battery latch $35). A couple weeks later I was on the stern of the tug in rough weather making up to a barge and myself and the phone was drinching wet with sea water and salt spray including the rain that was falling, the phone stopped working.( took the battery off and let it dry out for 2 days before it would work again, the phone never worked right after that). Had problems with phone just shuting off for no reason. One day it shutoff and never came back on. Yes it is under warrenty and I will get a replacement phone but it really is not as tough as they say.

By: Bear Graves

Bear Graves — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:43:59 +0000

I was one of the first owners in my area of the original G’zone, and now own the follow up model, the “S”. I am an avid outdoors person, a hardened and shameless Harley rider, and a legendary klutz. On any given week, I wind up (inadvertently) doing things to my cell phone that would make a Turkish prison guard blush. I went through cell phones, due to accidental destruction, like the Wehrmacht on the way to Paris, like General Sherman through the American South…well, you get the idea.

Prior to purchase, I looked at what I needed my phone to do. MP3 player was pretty superfluous, due to a 160gig iPod always near. I don’t surf the net on my phone, if I really need to check out porn sites, my laptop does quite well (thank you very kindly!). Weirdly enough, I just needed a phone that made calls, and could take an amazing about of abuse, and both of my Casio phones excelled at meeting these demands.

The GPS function works quite well, the flashlight and timer have come in handy, and I have placed calls in torrential down pours. One time, a friend and I were climbing and he busted up his ankle right nice. I pulled out my G’zone to summon help. It slipped from my hand and fell 30 feet, hitting rock outcroppings all the way down. Damned thing still made a flawless call, and didn’t even show a scratch. This is definitely my phone.

By: Kip

Kip — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:19:43 +0000

While this G’zone type S is a great rugged phone, one needs to have the VOLUME loud enough to hear the other person talk as well hear the ringer while working outdoors around heavy equipment. I need to know how to accomplish this, will unlocking the phone make this possible and are there any ramifications form the unfriendly giant Verison